EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding mourns the passing of Terry Dean Beitzel, professor in the Justice Studies Department at James Madison University and director of the Mahatma Gandhi Center ... read more about In Memoriam: Terry Dean Beitzel
Jerry Holsopple, professor of visual and communication arts at Eastern Mennonite University, was recently awarded a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. He and co-applicant Rebecca ... read more about Grant funds collaborative project on visual forms of Anabaptist worship
The United Nations Development Programme welcomed Samuel Gbaydee Doe to South Sudan as the agency’s new Resident Representative. The conflict, peace, and development professional has wide ranging international policy advisory ... read more about Samuel Doe MA ’98 moves to new position with UNDP South Sudan
Jonathan McRay MA ’13 (conflict transformation) is Eastern Mennonite University’s sustainability and social justice curriculum consultant. As co-founder of Silver Run Forest Farm in Harrisonburg, McRay has hosted practicum experiences ... read more about Returning to the roots: Local farmers adopt restorative practices
This semester’s Suter Science Seminar lineup at Eastern Mennonite University includes a patent attorney, a wildlife management professional, a watershed steward, a pediatrician, and a neuroscientist. The events sessions will ... read more about Spring Suter Science Seminars 2021
Stan Maclin GC ’01 (ministry studies), the community organizer, pastor, educator, and tireless advocate for racial and social justice in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and beyond, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2021, at ... read more about Community leader Stan Maclin connected EMU to local activism
Though Eastern Mennonite University classes were not yet in session last week, a range of communications appeared in inboxes and on social media feeds as university administrators and program leaders ... read more about EMU responds to Jan. 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol
Seriously, we thought twice about posting this retrospective. After all, it’s a year many of us would rather forget, or at least move on from. But still, there are stories ... read more about EMU’s Top News of 2020
Famous visitors, unique creative contributions and impactful work were among the highlights of the year’s top news stories from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Click here to view the ... read more about CJP’s Top News of 2020
Professor David Evans, who is director of cross-cultural programs and teaches history and intercultural studies at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, will present a virtual colloquium on January 20 at 4:15 p.m. ... read more about Seminary professor to give colloquium on race relations activism